The Board has determined that the Veteran's shortening of the right leg is a result of disease or injury incurred during active military service, and his low back disorder secondary to the right leg disability is also considered as resulting from such service. The Veteran was granted service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The March 1999 VA examination confirmed that the shortening of the right leg pre-existed service and was aggravated by service, while the September 1999 VA examination supported this finding. The low back disorder is considered secondary to the right leg disability as a result of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Shortening of the right leg, Low back disorder (secondary to shortening of the right leg)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019324
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for shortening of the right leg and a low back disorder secondary to it, finding that the shortening existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The low back disorder is unrelated to an in-service disease or injury.
- Denied
The Board found that the shortening of the right leg existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The low back disorder is unrelated to service or a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The veteran's appeals for higher evaluations for his right leg shortening, gunshot wound residuals, scar on the thigh, and deformity of the lower back plates were denied. The most favorable evaluation assigned was 40 percent for the muscle damage residuals from a gunshot wound to the right thigh.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability evaluation for shortening of the right leg, finding that the veteran's symptomatology did not warrant a higher rating under VA regulations.
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